INTELLIGENT AND SUSTAINABLE PROCESS SYSTEMS LAB (ISPSL)
Home to Pourkargar Research Group @ Kansas State University
WELCOME TO ISPSL
We advance digital intelligence technologies designed to enhance predictive modeling, automation, optimization, and real-time decision-making for complex chemical, biological, energy, and food systems!
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The research in our lab focuses on developing intelligent frameworks and the corresponding computational tools needed for
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Controlling complex process networks,
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Applied artificial intelligence in chemical, biological, and energy systems,
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Designing cyber-physical architectures for smart process manufacturing,
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Advancing system identification using machine learning and process data analytics.
Most of our work is computational, but we are intensely interested in laboratory automation to test hypotheses, validate model predictions, and design autonomous experiments.
Our research integrates process systems engineering, artificial intelligence, computational multiscale modeling, and digital twin technology to address challenging problems in chemical, material, food, and bioengineering!
CONTACT US
Office:
2017 Durland Hall, 1701A Platt St.
Manhattan, KS 66506
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Computational Lab:
2056 Durland Hall
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Experimental Labs:
2001, 2043 Durland Hall
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​Tel: 785-532-5584
Email: dbpourkargar (at) ksu (dot) edu
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NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
May 2026
Our paper, A Digital Twin Framework for Predictive Modeling of Liver-on-a-Chip System Dynamics with Limited Experimental Data, has been published in the Chemical Engineering Journal. Link
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April 2026
Our paper, A Microkinetic-Informed Learning Framework for Predictive Modeling of Catalytic Dry Reforming with Limited Experimental Data, has been published in Chemical Engineering Science. Link
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Our paper, An Integrated Time Series Modeling and Computer Vision Framework for Predictive Structure Characterization of Extruded Plant-Based Meat Products, has been published in Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture. Link
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AmirMohammad Ebrahimi and Amirsalar Bagheri received the William H. and Virginia Honstead Graduate Fellowship from the Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering at K-State. Congratulations!
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Amirsalar Bagheri received the Mussato Family Graduate Cancer Research Award from the Johnson Cancer Research Center. Congratulations, Amirsalar!
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Amirsalar Bagheri received the Student Travel Award from the American Automatic Control Council to attend the 2026 American Control Conference in New Orleans, LA. Congratulations, Amirsalar!